1996 Château Olivier

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 88.7 points

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  1/23/2022 - Fred M Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very delicious. Deep ruby red, vibrant, cassis, coffee, agree with previous notes. It has more years to go Unfortunately this is my last bottle.

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  9/7/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Dark red, cassis, oak, cocoa, touch of coffee, pleasant berries, soft tannins, opened up after an hour. Drinking well.

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  2/22/2014 - Zweder wrote: 90 Points

  PWS (@ My place: Four Bordeaux.): In the bouquet some dark fruits, graphite, sweet spices, sweet licorice and a nice oak perfume. On the palate still some dark fruits, later also red fruits, pleasant acidity and soft tannin. Also a touch of sweetness and some chocolate. Soft bitterness. Good length. A friendly and elegant wine with some finesse and complexity. Not a bit too old yet and really nice now.

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  2/29/2012 - jah31 wrote: 90 Points

  I also thought this rather nice, and certainly not over the hill. It's not a blockbuster (but who goes to the Graves for blockbusters?), rather a restrained and elegant wine, with some fruit still there but also some savoury, tertiary flavours coming through. It really opened up as we drank over a couple of hours (especially on the nose) so I would recommend decanting for an hour or two even at this relatively late stage in its life.

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  1/5/2012 - wtianseter wrote: 91 Points

  I do not understand the past low ratings on this wine both from the pros and the "community". This bottle was still very much youthful and had many years till it peaked; there was no noticeable oxidation in taste or color. It was a classical tasting Graves with deep intense color and heavy layered flavors. The nose was a bit light but opened up in the glass with flowers and fruit. I wish I had a few more bottles to try over the next 5-10 years

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